important

important
important, e [ɛ̃pɔʀtɑ̃, ɑ̃t]
1. adjective
   a. important
• rien d'important nothing important
• quelqu'un d'important somebody important
   b. (quantitativement) [somme] large ; [différence] big ; [retard] considerable ; [dégâts] extensive
• malgré une importante présence policière despite a large police presence
   c. ( = prétentieux) self-important
2. masculine noun
• l'important est de ... the important thing is to ...
• ce n'est pas le plus important that's not what's most important
3. masculine noun, feminine noun
• faire l'important(e) (pejorative) to act important
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{{+1}}! Lorsque l'adjectif important indique une quantité, il ne se traduit pas par important.
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1.
importante ɛ̃pɔʀtɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif
1) (essentiel) important
2) (considérable) [hausse, baisse] significant; [nombre, effort, écart] considerable; [communauté, héritage] sizeable; [ville, société] large; [retard] lengthy; [actionnaire] major
3) (influent) important

prendre un air important — to adopt a self-important manner


2.
nom masculin, féminin

faire l'important, jouer les importants — to act important (colloq)

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ɛ̃pɔʀtɑ̃, ɑ̃t important, -e
1. adj
1) (homme, événement) important

un rôle important — an important role

2) (= en quantité) considerable, sizeable

une somme importante — a considerable sum

3) (en ampleur) (gamme, dégâts) extensive
4) péjoratif (airs, ton) self-important
2. nm

l'important — the important thing

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important, importante
A adj
1 (essentiel) [rôle, discours, événement, problème] important; il est important qu'elle sache it is important that she should know; l'important est de faire what's important is to do; peu important not very important;
2 (considérable) [réduction, hausse, baisse] significant; [nombre, effort, écart] considerable; [communauté, colonie, héritage] sizeable; [ville, société] large; [retard] lengthy; [actionnaire] major;
3 (influent) [personne, poste, œuvre] important; avoir/prendre un air important to have/adopt a self-important manner.
B nm,f faire l'important, jouer les importants to act important.
(féminin importante) [ɛ̃pɔrtɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif
1. [qualitativement - découverte, témoignage, rencontre, personnalité] important ; [ - date, changement] important, significant ; [ - conséquence] important, serious, far-reaching ; [ - position] important, high
peu important
{{ind}}a. [petit] small
{{ind}}b. [insignifiant] unimportant
c'est important pour moi de connaître la vérité finding out the truth matters ou is important to me
2. [quantitativement - collection, effectif] sizeable, large ; [ - augmentation, proportion] substantial, significant, large ; [ - somme] substantial, considerable, sizeable ; [ - retard] considerable ; [ - dégâts] considerable, extensive
3. [présomptueux]
prendre ou se donner des airs importants to act important, to give oneself airs
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, importante [ɛ̃pɔrtɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom féminin
[personne]
faire l'important to act important
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nom masculin
l'important, c'est de... the important thing is to..., the main thing is to...

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